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William Pinkus v. Peter Pitchess, Sheriff of Los Angeles County, California
429 F.2d 416
9th Cir.
1970
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*1 416 for, planned prepared or

ment had been any particu- it with nor coordinated was It period. or interlude lar educational simply appeared it had been me that to longer exist postponed could no until it possible moment last when

—until the year very im- was end of the school the proof the ef- made was to The

minent. year whole of the school the fect that jeopardy. put the in Because would be not

emergency district-created was

court-created, seemed then and seems of unimportant welfare because the

now paramount the to be has the children

consideration. my interpret to some chose

Because to differently, constrained I feel dissent crystal it opportunity make to this take slight- the I never entertained that clear Judge feeling had District that the est Berkman, Berkman, Gor- of Bernard put not, not forth and would not could Kancelbaum, Cleveland, Ohio, Tan- don & to efforts most sincere and his best Beverly Leavitt, kel, Toll, Lertzman & considerations educational maximize appellant. Hills, Cal., for meeting of inexorable demands the while Arnebergh, City Atty., Philip Roger sys- requiring this school that the law City Atty., Gray, Michael T. Asst. E. its so as to abolish tem restructured be Atty., Angeles, City Sauer, Deputy Los duality. former racial Cal., appellee. for CHAMBERS, HUF- ELY and Before Judges.

STEDLER, Circuit PER CURIAM: court, municipal In a California having charged com- with Pinkus was of the Califor- sixteen violations mitted PINKUS, Appellant, William prohibiting and dis- nia the sale statute v. Penal of material. Cal. tribution obscene Angeles PITCHESS, of Los Peter Sheriff Eventually there was a 311.2. Code § County, California, al., Appellees. et only jury trial, nine the sixteen but of No. 24294. alleged to the were submitted violations of jury. on two Pinkus convicted was Appeals, United States Court of charges, the and a mistrial was declared Ninth Circuit. remaining seven, jury hav- as to the the 29, June 1970. ing agreement. to unable reach been days im- 180 of Pinkus was sentenced to prisonment on each of the two counts convicted, on which had but the he been suspended court and the sentences probation upon awarded the condition days that of Pinkus serve 90 confine- appeals ment. Pinkus’ the California in unavailing, courts were and he state eventually 90-day im- served his term of does, however, prisonment. remain He *2 417 554, put requires probation- us to on our disability habeas of state under the corpus glasses crummy and on this rule ary supervision. picture stag And, parties. motion for challenges court con- his state Pinkus Iso concur. relating grounds upon numerous viction But what we feel we have to do here rights infringement alleged of his to by should be abolished someone—Con- Several under federal constitution. the gress Supreme or. the Court of the especially those propositions, and of his United States. alleged relating unconstitutional to an seizure, appear to be well and search Here we a have state misdemeanor only need, however, reach a days jail plus taken. We conviction with of 90 time namely, question, the al- probation. having basic whether Pinkus, some ex- protected legedly matrial was remedies, got obscene petition hausted state his by con- First Amendment. We have going the corpus for federal habeas as soon it “worst” of the serving (He cluded that was. The he as started time. his has picture long ago it.) is as a motion material described served who, disrobed, feigns of a woman some Historically corpus writ of the habeas type of sexual which is self- satisfaction has been known as the Great Writ. typical apparently is induced. The film After we review the state courts on a “stag” of the usual movies which the dirty pictures few more then and some increasing courts encounter with fre- traffic side, convictions from the state quency. trial, In the state court the Silly we can call it the Writ. prosecution persuasive introduced no testimony that the material was offen- contemporary sive to notions of ex- free

pression. judge, The district as did the jury,

state court made factual the de- obscene, termination that the film was DELCHAMPS, INC., corporation, a but we have concluded that we cannot Plaintiff-Appellee, reconcile the determination with Su- v. preme Court decisions in several cases al., Alvin J. BORKIN et Defendant- involving comparable See, material. Appellant. g., Dykema, 278, e. Bloss v. 398 U.S. 90 No. 29231 1727, (1970); S.Ct. 26 L.Ed.2d 230 Red- Summary Calendar. rup York, 767, v. New 386 U.S. 87 S.Ct. Appeals, Court of 1414, United States (1967). 18 L.Ed.2d 515 es- See Fifth Circuit. pecially Aday States, v. United U.S. 388 28, July 447, 2095, 1970. 87 S.Ct. 18 L.Ed.2d 1309 (1967), rev’g United West v. States Co., Coast (6th News 357 F.2d 855 Cir. 1966). remand, Upon will the District Court abeyance petition the in

hold and will corpus

issue its writ of habeas unless the state California court two vacates the

judgments thirty of conviction within days from the time the District Court

receives our mandate.

Reversed and remanded.

CHAMBERS, (concur- Judge Circuit

ring) : suppose Vallee,

I that Carafas v. La 234, 1556,

391 U.S. 88 S.Ct. 20 L.Ed.2d

Case Details

Case Name: William Pinkus v. Peter Pitchess, Sheriff of Los Angeles County, California
Court Name: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Date Published: Jun 29, 1970
Citation: 429 F.2d 416
Docket Number: 24294
Court Abbreviation: 9th Cir.
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